Creepy jerk. You want to take a look at what someone's got on display and then move on with your life, fine. The moment you invade someone's personal space for your jollies, you're getting a kick in the face.

What is it about grocery stores that draws in the creeptards? I almost never have issues with men in any other public place. I'm typically wearing nothing remarkable, usually just a t-shirt and jeans. I often even have my kid with me, but every time I go to a grocery store I end up having to threaten someone before they back off. I've had a guy sniff me while I was waiting in line to check out. I've had another grab my hand and start petting it while standing in line. In produce, I've been groped. I've had a guy throw his arm around me while I was at the meat counter. Then there's always that guy who walks up to me in random places and decides that touching my face is entirely appropriate.

supayoda:What is it about grocery stores that draws in the creeptards? I almost never have issues with men in any other public place. I'm typically wearing nothing remarkable, usually just a t-shirt and jeans. I often even have my kid with me, but every time I go to a grocery store I end up having to threaten someone before they back off. I've had a guy sniff me while I was waiting in line to check out. I've had another grab my hand and start petting it while standing in line. In produce, I've been groped. I've had a guy throw his arm around me while I was at the meat counter. Then there's always that guy who walks up to me in random places and decides that touching my face is entirely appropriate.

[lh4.googleusercontent.com image 500x281]

Does being surrounded by food put men in the mood or something?

Nope. It's just that unlike the gym, the pool, the bar, or the Old Navy, grocery stores are patronized by EVERYONE, regardless of social standing, mental health, economic level, etc. Everyone needs to go shopping for food. Not everyone needs (or has the means) to go to your gym, hang out at your bar, shop at the Gap, or visit your gynecologist's office. The weirdo crazy creeps need to eat, and so they go to the Piggly Wiggly / Publix / Kroger / Walmart to get their food, and since they're not-so-good with social expectations, dealing with women, understanding personal boundaries, or even pissing in private places, they tend to be the guys who you experience.

And if you look good in those jeans, then you're like candy to them. Look at their female equivalents-- the creepy women who ALSO shop there-- and you'll see that, compared to them, you probably look like a nice, shiny apple in a barrel full of icky, wormy ones.

As a guy, I occasionally get unwanted attention from the creepy women who don't know about boundaries in grocery stores. They tend not to be as physical, but they follow, leer, and talk out loud about my bulge and their desire to "bite right through it". They sometimes talk to me, asking if I'd like to smell their cervix or spend the night in their refrigerator or whatever other crazy-ass way they have to "flirt".

My advice to you? Go grocery shopping as ugly as you can. Jeans are too fancy. You need to show up in raggedy, smelly sweatpants, flip-flops, and a bean-juice-stained shirt that says "I used to be a man". Do not bathe before going. Don't shave your legs. Don't brush your hair. If you have access to a fake mustache, wear it. Wear makeup, but make sure it's ALL WRONG. Draw yourself a nice unibrow, and let the lipstick kind of trail off to one side. If one of those guys STILL gets too close, just start coughing without covering your mouth. Hack up a little phlegm. Maybe squeeze out a nice, squeaky fart if you can manage it.

That should cut the unwanted creep male attention down to about 25% of what you usually experience. Good luck!

WilderKWight:My advice to you? Go grocery shopping as ugly as you can. Jeans are too fancy. You need to show up in raggedy, smelly sweatpants, flip-flops, and a bean-juice-stained shirt that says "I used to be a man". Do not bathe before going. Don't shave your legs. Don't brush your hair. If you have access to a fake mustache, wear it. Wear makeup, but make sure it's ALL WRONG. Draw yourself a nice unibrow, and let the lipstick kind of trail off to one side. If one of those guys STILL gets too close, just start coughing without covering your mouth. Hack up a little phlegm. Maybe squeeze out a nice, squeaky fart if you can manage it.

That should cut the unwanted creep male attention down to about 25% of what you usually experience. Good luck!

I was laughing until you got to the 25% part, and then I had to stop and consider that you're not wrong. That made me sigh.

supayoda:What is it about grocery stores that draws in the creeptards? I almost never have issues with men in any other public place. I'm typically wearing nothing remarkable, usually just a t-shirt and jeans. I often even have my kid with me, but every time I go to a grocery store I end up having to threaten someone before they back off. I've had a guy sniff me while I was waiting in line to check out. I've had another grab my hand and start petting it while standing in line. In produce, I've been groped. I've had a guy throw his arm around me while I was at the meat counter. Then there's always that guy who walks up to me in random places and decides that touching my face is entirely appropriate.

[lh4.googleusercontent.com image 500x281]

Does being surrounded by food put men in the mood or something?

well women walking around with just a tshirt and no bra on, tends to make guys think you want some.

plus really.. tshirt.. jeans... those are old stand bys for everyone cause they are hot..and based on your twitter cover photo you are hot. so guys are gonna stare ( also of note.. a kid with you means that you put out)